I removed the bumper cover today, in preparation to install tow bar armature.

the yellow area shows one of the fixing points for westfalia armatures.

Am I just being Dim, is there more to remove?
the actual metal bumper does not seem to have any visible fixings. Gerry
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My only comment would be that you're very brave dismantling a lovely new car! Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

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there are bolt on the inside which you have to take of as well the whole metal bumper has to come off

RRUK wrote:

My only comment would be that you're very brave dismantling a lovely new car!

I am not sure i have ever purchased or received anything vaguely mechanical in my entire life that i have not dismantled/modified etc .

one of my earliest memories is getting a scalextrix type racing set for xmas, and stripping down the cars and motors (removing the magnets, brushes and coils) to see how it worked.

I got in serious trouble, and after reassembling and proving all was OK, I received a further scolding for being cocky  Gerry
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Havank wrote:

there are bolt on the inside which you have to take of as well the whole metal bumper has to come off

Just done this on my 2010MY and as Havank states the bolts are on the INSIDE

Removing the outer plaster bumper skin will not help You need to take out the removable floor of the boot that houses the spare wheel, remove both smaller side sections and also the black plastic panels below them

This will then allow you to access the 8 nuts which when removed will allow complete removal of the bumper

Should I be posting a write up on this  22MY Defender 110 D250 HSE X Dynamic, Gondwana Stone.
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Gone: 2008 Disco 3 HSE, Hybrid Tv + Retro-fit RSE System & DVD

Ajay, that's great.
back off out side then  Gerry
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I was looking if i could find my full write up on how to fit the towbar on rangerover.net, but its gone

it took me about 3 hours to fit the car

I had to take the car to LR to have the ecu reprogrammed so it would recognize the towbar

Havank wrote:

I had to take the car to LR to have the ecu reprogrammed so it would recognize the towbar

Still yet to do that but the electrics work perfectly just have to manually turn off the rear parking sensors when hitched up and reversing

I think 3 hours in total is a fair assessment too - but be aware of the 21mm bolts underneath I needed an air gun to undo them

Andy. 22MY Defender 110 D250 HSE X Dynamic, Gondwana Stone.
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Gone: 2014 Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Firenze Red
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Gone: 2013 Jaguar XKR Convertible, Italian Racing Red with Ivory Seats
Gone: 2010MY Stornoway Grey TDV8 Vogue SE with RSE
Gone: 2008 Disco 3 HSE, Hybrid Tv + Retro-fit RSE System & DVD

My completed Westfalia Tow Bar retrofit for the record

I did (when i did it back in 2006)

but i noticed that the full write up has gone, as well as my pictures on imageshack

maybe that is why it is gone from rangerover.net. as the pictures weren't showing anymore

Have a look on here to find the fitting instructions:

http://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/extfree2viewlrprod/index.jsp

That was a more "FULL ON" excercise than originally expected.
Thanks for the help BTW, I was seriously misslead by the instructions that came with the armature itself.
It appeared as though the 8 bolts were external, not internal.
ANy how, i feel much more intimately aquainted with my vehicel now
Bit of an "interesting" job for one person, would not have managed without the ratchet stands.
Almost complete strip out of boot, including disconnection of LHS electrics.
Ended up making a last minute trip to Halfrauds to get long collared socket set to access the interior bumper fixing bolts.
On my travels I came across a couple of mysteries (to me anyway) ;

whats the green metal tank beneath the spare wheel?
whats the electric cable that terminates behind the rear mudflaps (last picture below)?

Gerry

The tank is for the air suspension

nbunney wrote:

Gerry

The tank is for the air suspension